Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-24
THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
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rHE MORRISON BUILDING 10 BE VACATED BY JULY is
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The District Commissioners and Building IN
spector Entwtsle had conference to-day In regard
10 securing another building for the District gov
eminent Offices. The Commissioners some time
ago. notified Mr.. VIM. II. Morrison. the lessor OF
the building which they occupy at present, that
they intend to vacate IL when the lease expires,
on July LIST next This action ON their part, which
has been found to have been slightly pre-
mature, makes It necessary that they nnd
some quarters before July LIST. This Is where the
lies. There are no buildings as YET
brought TO their attention which be rented for
the amount the Commissioners have af their dis
posal $1,000, or that are in ans way suitable In
Commissioner Ludlow stated to q STAR reporter
IN reference TO this matter that they have about
determined TO advertise for building. being care
safy, and also the sum which they are prepared TO
pay FOR rent. He said that they need q building
having at least frontage OF sixty or seventy feet
ana that any building with less than that win NOT
do. The Webster Building, Col Ludlow says Is
entirely TOO small and, therefore II Is useless to
connect that building IN the future with any con-
Commissioners Wheatley thought that one or
two private houses might be rented and then
thrown into one, but Commissioner Ludlow does
not believe this feasible plan, unless they could
obtain at least three and that Is OF course out OF
the question when the amount they have for the
Among some OF the buildings proposed fs that 1t
present occupied by the Quartermaster Generals
Department on the cOrnerof Pennsylvania avenue
missioner Webb, and he therefore iees sone del
cacy in proposing that they rent It, Building In
spector Entwtsle says that IL h the only building
and that il Mr. Webb consents he win himself rec,
ommend IL TO the board or commissioners. But,
here again. the rent question tnterposes ITSELF as
MI Webb states that he could not think OF renting
Then, too, should this diniculty be obviated the
building is hardly likely to be vacated before next
this: The District government must ind another
building by or before July LIST next. II may be
possible In case OF any emergency for the Commits
but this they are not anxious 70 do until it has
been established that they cannot do better else
where.
In their advertisement the Commissioners will
require that the building shall be ready for occu-
pancy twenty days before the expiration Of their
present lease in order TO give them time to move,
and also that it shall have total dimension OF
25 600 square feet. The total dimension OF the ~
street building is IA, l72 square feet.
District Government Affair."
THE WATER RATES MUST BE PAID
The Commissioners issued an order to-day re-
Qu1r1ng that hereafter, when application Is made
for building permit, the building inspector Will
and certify the same TO the water once on the
day Of the issue.
DEFINING "a WOOD AND COAL YARDr
Building Inspector Entwisle at the conference
what amount OF storage Is to constitute wood
and coal yard, or rather how many tons OF coal or
cords of wood shall be stored within given space.
The Commissioners made regulation that more
than three tons OF coal and one cord OF wood,
sawed and split. stored at any one place consu-
stute wood and coal yard.
LIQUOR IcKNsK vorp
The case OF George Riani, proprietor OF q bar
room at No 125 street southeast, has been
finally decided to-day by Commissioner Webb.
This is OF the four cases on street southeast
Congress as having been granted licenses without
the consent thereto OF a majority OF the resident
nication to Major Moore, Commissioner webb
states that rhe attorney (distrtcp has lately de-
cided that sub-renters, as Lieut.. Boteler calls
them, come within the license law. This being
the case, Riani has not SUFFICIENT sgners, and his
license is void.' The other three cases Will be,
probably, affected by this decision.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwsle as follows:
Michael Dougherty, TO erect brick dwelling and
stable $1,000 near 9Th street and Virginia avenue
southeast; j. c: Foertsch to erect brick dwelling.
and * street northwest; Martin Toney, to erect
two frame dwellings, 81, $50. on 10Th, between g
and streets southeast; Miss N. Van Risw1ck, to
northwest. q, 200; John F. Waggaman, 70 repair
604 and 6O6 Maryland avenue northeast, 500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
vacancy i in the police force caused BY the death
recently OF n. B. Chester.
Local Notes.
Mr.. Jos Mitchell, connected for q number ID
years with the frm OF Metzerott Co., died Tues
day evening. He was very popular with his assO-
ciateS and the patrons OF the house.
Gen Thomas j. Brady, formerly the Second As
sistant Postmaster General. was married In New
York city recently to Mrs. II. n. Gates, who Wa
at one time clerk in the Sixth Auditors once
Mr.. E. +. Droop, OF this city, has received dis.
patch stating that the steamer Ems arrived at